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Family mourns Henrico father killed trying to de-escalate argument

Fifty-five-year-old James Brandon Jr. was a good Samaritan. On the evening of October 3, Crime Insider sources say Brandon tried to break up an argument between a man and a woman. The de-escalation, happening in the parking lot of a Henrico County McDonald's, turned deadly, and Brandon was fatally shot. Brandon was taken to VCU Medical Center, where he later died. Family members tell Jon Burkett and sources also confirm that he was trying to calm an argument between Tony Johnson and a woman. Click here to continue reading on WTVR.com, a Henrico Citizen partner organization.

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